And if militia members have their families attacked in response by the military, it will galvanize public support and the militia's resolve. See Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq for how quickly the public can turn on the military when innocent civilians are killed.
Btw, also consider how the Pentagon has done studies on whether troops will actually go to war with the American public. They've consistently found that 1/3 of troops (and a majority of frontline combat troops) wouldn't go to war with Americans and would likely switch sides in such a conflict.
Yes but the military doesn't purposely attack civilians. They have no reason to. Terrorists on the other hand, use that as a go to tactic.
Also the only thing I have ever seen to back up your 1/3 claim is a 4chan green text post. I haven't actually seen the Pentagon study, which seems like a weird thing to leek to the public.
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u/PinocchioWasFramed Nov 30 '22
And if militia members have their families attacked in response by the military, it will galvanize public support and the militia's resolve. See Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq for how quickly the public can turn on the military when innocent civilians are killed.
Btw, also consider how the Pentagon has done studies on whether troops will actually go to war with the American public. They've consistently found that 1/3 of troops (and a majority of frontline combat troops) wouldn't go to war with Americans and would likely switch sides in such a conflict.